In vitro study of laser diode 655 nm diagnosis of occlusal caries

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 249-253

  Costa, Ana Maria ^a   Yamaguti, Paulo Márcio ^a   De Paula, Lilian Marly ^a   Bezerra, Ana Cristina Barreto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caries; Diagnosis; Laser

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; ENAMEL; HUMAN; LASER; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL FISSURES; DENTIN; HUMANS; LASERS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0037646576     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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